Chapter 247 - Attacked

Blinking her eyes rapidly, she turned the corner to head down the hallway that led to the cafeteria, hearing noises up ahead.

She guessed that someone else went to the cafeteria for something. She wasn't perplexed until she heard crying. Slowing her steps, she tried to listen to the noises sounding from the cafeteria.

"Please no!" a girl's shout burst from the cafeteria, followed by blunt thumps and screams.

Melina froze for a few seconds, unable to get her feet to move as she stared ahead in shock and fear. She had no idea what was going on, but it sounded horrifying.

She heard more noise up ahead, and it sounded like other students came to the girl's aid. Gathering what courage she had, Melina walked to the cafeteria, peering inside to look at the scene.

A girl laid on the floor near a few overturned tables and chairs. Blood dripped from her nose and various wounds all over her body.

She shuddered and whimpered on the ground as a few other students hovered over her, checking on her.

Melina let out a shaky breath as she stepped inside, looking around and trying to spot whatever or whoever attacked the girl so viciously.

No one suspicious was in sight, but she knew that the girl had been attacked. Melina heard her pleas, which still shook her to her core.

"Someone get Mrs. Holland!" one of the students shouted, referring to the school's healer.

"What happened?" another student asked as he approached the group hovering around the wounded girl.

"She just started screaming. By the time we got here, no one was in here but her. Something tore her up good, though," one of the students replied as she shook her head in disbelief.

She tossed and turned that night, casting uneasy glances toward the door of her dorm, like she expected someone to open it.

She knew that was crazy. Why would someone come and attack her of all people! She had gotten lucky tonight not going into that cafeteria too early. She could've been that girl.

If she didn't watch it, she could still end up that way because no one had been caught. The threat was still out there, lurking and waiting.

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The entire school was put on lockdown the next day. An exact reason wasn't announced over the intercom, but Melina had a feeling that it had something to do with what happened at the party last night.

All students were instructed to stay in their rooms. Food and drinks would be brought by at mealtimes.

Melina wondered why they were taking such an extreme approach, but she had a feeling that it was for good reason.

Maybe they were sweeping the halls and rooms for whoever attacked that girl last night. She hoped that they found whoever did it because they were brutal and dangerous.

The last thing that this school needed was a psycho disrupting everything and hurting people.

She sat up in her bed, stretching her arms above her head as she peered around her dorm room. A small amount of sunlight streamed in through the tiny window behind her desk.

Even if she wanted to open the window and get some fresh air, she couldn't. All of the windows were warded shut so that no one could sneak in or fall out.

Part of her almost wanted to check that it was stuck shut, but she shook her head at herself. The school officials would take care of the situation.

For today, she was stuck in her room, so that didn't leave her much to do. She could clean her room, take a bath, or study. She had the entire day. She could do all three if she wanted to.

Not feeling like doing any of it right now, Melina grabbed her phone off her nightstand and turned it on.

There were some emails from the school and her professors about classes being canceled today and the lockdown.. Nothing caught her eye.